Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money

1. ILFM

   Jun 15, 2011

   10

   10. For one reason. It is very, very, highly, highly unique. The story is very unique, the take on the story, the game play. All of it. But10. For one reason. It is very, very, highly, highly unique. The story is very unique, the take on the story, the game play. All of it. But just because it's very unique doesn't necessarily mean it's "that" fun. On the fun scale out of ten, I give it more of a 6. But I give this game a 10 simply because it had many unique aspects. The radios linked to your collar that can blow you up. The hologram people. The interesting cool weapons. The environment. The poisonous gas in the air. The story. Etc. I played this mostly to explore, and even more than that for the story. The story is interesting and draws one in, but the game play to go through the story is semi painful at times. Ex. The collar on your neck (The entire DLC) is linked to radios that if you get near them cause your collar to beep, you have to back away or "blow the radio up" (if you can) before you do. It makes it hard to go anywhere, so it was annoying, but at the same time it was very unique. All the weapons were amazing, and they were fun to use, especially to bring back to the Mojave, but the people in the DLC were about 1 people, Ghost People, and that was all, boring right? The reason this gets a 10 is for its interesting well designed take on this story, and it's perks and weapons, rather, not game play.… Expand

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2. Slackerman

   Apr 9, 2011

   9

   Great DLC. I had no issues with the difficulty curve, played it through the first time on hardcore, no problems. If you're used to stormingGreat DLC. I had no issues with the difficulty curve, played it through the first time on hardcore, no problems. If you're used to storming around without any caution I imagine you'd die a lot. I'm more of a stealth player and explorer. I doubt I'm that extraordinary a player (!) so to those complaining about difficulty I'd have to say, L2P. I'm not a huge fan of puzzles and am impatient that way, but had no issues with them in Dead Money. It's challenging, tense, atmospheric, with a great story and the most interesting NPC's I've met in Bethesda's Fallout so far. Definite thumbs up.… Expand

   • 3 of 7 users found this helpful
4. SalaSSin

   Aug 8, 2012

   8

   I can understand the criticism, however, i don't share it.
   
   Dead Money starts off fairly typical, but the environment affecting your healthI can understand the criticism, however, i don't share it.
   
   Dead Money starts off fairly typical, but the environment affecting your health the whole time (in hardcore mode!), the limited resources, the difficult enemies, they all add up to a haunting experience.
   
   Some very nice voice acting (as usual!) and a lot of opportunities to unlock different sorts of conversations with the main characters helps a lot to immerse you in the dark atmosphere of Sierra Madre.
   
   I agree, sometimes it's difficult, and you can't exactly say it's long, but i've got a full 8 hours fun out of it, with a lot of frustration too (which imho is needed, with small doses...)
   
   What's more, you can get it for cheap now, and what with Steam Summer Sale, and normal sales, you can really make a bargain out of it!!… Expand

   • 2 of 3 users found this helpful
5. jbell0385

   Aug 31, 2014

   5

   Good:
   - Strips you of all equipment (refreshing twist)
   - Interesting story and characters. Bad: - Gameplay pacing is horrible.Good:
   - Strips you of all equipment (refreshing twist)
   - Interesting story and characters.
   
   Bad:
   - Gameplay pacing is horrible. Speakers, poison fog, mazes, keys, and bear traps slow your progression to a snail pace. The dlc needs to be rebalanced to speed up the pacing a bit.
   
   Explanation:
   The stories are very intriguing as always in the New Vegas world. You will find little notes and voice recordings here and there that cement you into the world.
   
   However, the story progression gets incredibly bogged down by the horrible new obstacles introduced in Dead Money. Every new mechanic introduced in Dead Money primarily slows the gameplay down. For example, there are radios sprinkled throughout that restrict you from going into a particular region. It feels like playing Monopoly but making a rule that you have to divide every dice roll by 2. The gameplay mechanics don't add more excitement - instead they add more frustration and boredom.
   
   If you're on the fence about spending money on this, I would say "no".… Expand

   • 2 of 2 users found this helpful
6. TheMitherer

   Mar 13, 2014

   4

   Weak contrived story, weak characters who are given no chance to develop, and very irksome in parts. After I got half way through I justWeak contrived story, weak characters who are given no chance to develop, and very irksome in parts. After I got half way through I just wanted to get the hell out of there. If you like quicksaving every 2 minutes and essentially travelling through a maze painfully slowly, where a wrong turn means an unavoidable death, then this is the game for you. Poor design and a poor DLC.… Expand

   • 4 of 6 users found this helpful
7. mrwyrwiflak

   Aug 19, 2018

   4

   Interesting story, awful and frustrating gameplay. Boring new enemies. I'm so disappointed.

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
8. dlcatalin

   Jan 7, 2021

   0

   Lol this is so horrible. The story is a bit interesting ... but everything else is garbage ... it's like a maize filled with zombie enemiesLol this is so horrible. The story is a bit interesting ... but everything else is garbage ... it's like a maize filled with zombie enemies that die very hard, very bad drops, they take your gear again, and good luck finding a stimpack early on. No fast travel so you have to RERUN all the maizes many times. It just a pile of frustrating garbage, i just speed ran it in like 2 hours. I just killed all the story characters, skipped all the dialog, ran past all the enemies. This is garbage.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful

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